On This Day in Baseball

June 28

25 notable birthdays · 14 in memoriam

Born on June 28

Most accomplished baseball figures with this birthday, ranked by career impact.

01

Ken Williams b. 1890

.319 avg, 196 HR 1915–1929 Grants Pass, USA
02

Mark Grace b. 1964

.303 avg, 173 HR 1988–2003 Winston-Salem, USA
03

Don Baylor b. 1949

.260 avg, 338 HR 1970–1988 Austin, USA
04

Richard Hidalgo b. 1975

.269 avg, 171 HR 1997–2005 Caracas, Venezuela
05

Joe Sambito b. 1952

37-38, 3.03 ERA 1976–1987 Brooklyn, USA
06

Corey Koskie b. 1973

.275 avg, 124 HR 1998–2006 Anola, CAN
07

Brandon Phillips b. 1981

.275 avg, 211 HR 2002–2018 Raleigh, USA
08

Al Downing b. 1941

123-107, 3.22 ERA 1961–1977 Trenton, USA
09

Leniel Hooker b. 1916

41-46, 4.13 ERA Sanford, USA
10

Chris Speier b. 1950

.246 avg, 112 HR 1971–1989 Alameda, USA
11

Fred Gladding b. 1936

.016 avg, 0 HR 1961–1973 Flat Rock, USA
12

Kevin Reimer b. 1964

.258 avg, 52 HR 1988–1993 Macon, USA
13

Jakob Marsee b. 2001

.243 avg, 14 HR 2025– Dearborn, USA
14

Mox McQuery b. 1861

.271 avg, 13 HR 1884–1891 Garrard County, USA
15

Michael Feliz b. 1993

.000 avg, 0 HR 2015–2022 Azua, D.R.
16

Spencer Bivens b. 1994

MLB player 2024– Virginia Beach, USA
17

Joshua Báez b. 2003

.250 avg, 7 HR 2026– Boston, USA
18

Kevin McGlinchy b. 1977

.000 avg, 0 HR 1999–2000 Malden, USA
19

Kristian Campbell b. 2002

.223 avg, 6 HR 2025– Chattanooga, USA
20

Jared Simpson b. 2000

MLB player 2026– Clinton, USA
21

Hal Breeden b. 1944

.243 avg, 21 HR 1971–1975 Albany, USA
22

Josh Winckowski b. 1998

13-14, 4.20 ERA 2022– Toledo, USA
23

Gary Wagner b. 1940

.081 avg, 0 HR 1965–1970 Bridgeport, USA
24

Blake Walston b. 2001

MLB player 2024– Wilmington, USA
25

Jose Cuas b. 1994

MLB player 2022– Santo Domingo, D.R.

Remembered on June 28

Baseball figures lost on this date.

01

Orlando Cepeda ⭐ HOF 1937–2024

.297 avg, 379 HR 1958–1974
02

Dave Parker ⭐ HOF 1951–2025

.290 avg, 339 HR 1973–1991
03

Mickey Cochrane ⭐ HOF 1903–1962

.320 avg, 119 HR 1925–1937
04

Home Run Baker ⭐ HOF 1886–1963

.307 avg, 96 HR 1908–1922
05

Jim Brosnan 1929–2014

55-47, 3.54 ERA 1954–1963
06

Dan Stearns 1861–1944

.242 avg, 8 HR 1880–1889
07

Johnny Schulte 1896–1978

.262 avg, 14 HR 1923–1932
08

Bill Lucas 1902–1973

3-2, 3.43 ERA
09

Billy Baldwin 1948–2011

.231 avg, 5 HR 1975–1976
10

Paddy Driscoll 1895–1968

.107 avg, 0 HR 1917–1917
11

Hal Toenes 1917–2004

.000 avg, 0 HR 1947–1947
12

Grover Baichley 1889–1956

.000 avg, 0 HR 1914–1914
13

Mutz Ens 1887–1950

.000 avg, 0 HR 1912–1912
14

Dick Lowe 1854–1922

.333 avg, 0 HR 1884–1884